FDC-WELLNESS EDUCATION SPECIALIST I F/C-70047606-CENTRAL OFFICE

Requisition No: 839671 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-WELLNESS EDUCATION SPECIALIST I F/C-70047606-CENTRAL OFFICE

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70047606 

Salary:  $49,440.30 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/06/2024 

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Wellness Education Specialist I – F/C – 70047606

 

This advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Central Office in the Education Department. For more information on Wellness Education Specialists, check out this video:

Wellness Specialists

 

Salary Rate: $49,440.30 annually

 

SALARY WILL BE APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAY POLICY. THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE APPOINTED AT THE ABOVE LISTED APPOINTMENT RATE.

 

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position is responsible for planning and administering the Wellness Education program in a correctional institution.

• Performs all duties relating to planning, administering, implementing, and monitoring a visible and effective wellness education program for assigned inmates to include facilitating and teaching related classroom activities.
• Responsible for supervision of inmates in assigned activities. Provides or delegates direct supervision of all inmates involved in organized recreational activities and coordinates security supervision of those activities.
• Writing corrective consultations and disciplinary reports when necessary and in accordance with department procedure. 
• Coordinates wellness education, including recreation activities with the medical and security staff to develop programs that will aid the social recovery of the inmates.
• Conducts and monitors inmate interests and participation in wellness education and recreation activities through predetermined, objective assessments, transferring such assessments to a set of goals, objects, and performance tasks in accordance with institutional priorities and available resources.
• Responsible for the monitoring and maintenance of the wellness education department equipment inventory.  Conducts quarterly as well as monthly inventory on all the supplies.
• Determines needs, evaluates, and plans competitive wellness activities for implementation during pre-scheduled and structured free time periods for the inmate population.
• Coordinates and oversees special events, including the scheduling of outside groups for recreational and cultural activities.

 

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
  • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.